drive and set up reverse. one woman hit the building so hard she cause a quarter million dollars in damages. the post office is setting out a list of helpful tips including look where you are going. apparently, this needs to be in writing and florida. that is my two cents more andths report. have a great weekend. ♪ lou: anti-american protest continued to rage. the bloodiest and the most violent and pakistan. the pakistani government declared a national holiday as they encouraged pakistan to flood the streets throughout the country. tens of thousands demonstrated against america. they turned violent and deadly. burning and losing buildings.

attacking police on this so-called day of love as the pakistani leaders should put it. at least 17 were killed, including a police officer. others injured and hospitalized. there is no reliable accounting of their number. the government blocking cell phone service to prevent terrorists from using their phones to detonate bombs. in iraq, thousands of iranian backed protesters taking to the streets. the mob flying iranian flags and flying large posters of the leader. in kabul, over 1000 afghans chanted death to america. they burned american flags. that anti-american demonstrations were obviously coordinated and conducted throughout much of the muslim world today. in indonesia, the united states forced to close all diplomatic

areas. shouts of death to america filling the air. coffins draped and american flags were burned. in malaysia, u.s. citizens told to stay away from the american embassy. this development tonight. the libyan government admitted they will be of little help in the search for the killers of ambassador chris stevens. a surprised expression of empathy and comprehension from president obama who said he understands why the muslim world has erupted in the demonstrations marked by all out american hatred. >> the natural protest that are because of the video were used

as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm u.s. interests. lou: also surprising president obama declining to cease the opportunity to champion the americans right to free speech or address the relationship between the united states and the muslim world. we take all of that up here tonight with former u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton and robert maginnis and douglas holtz-eakin joins us and the author of the book ed klein. the obama administration still back the length over the handling of the september 11

terrorist attack in benghazi that killed three americans and the ambassador. the first terrorist attack on this president watch. ed henry with our report. >> another day. another version of exactly what went down in libya nearly two weeks ago. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. >> the confusion started on september 12. >> no acts of terror what other shake this nation. >> top officials spent the next week insisting they could not say it was a terror attack and suggested it was more likely a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim film. >> in fact, this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. >> i will not put labels on this until we have a complete investigation. >> our interest is in finding the facts of what happened, not

taking what we have read in the newspaper in making bold assertions. >> even when carney flipped his thinking and told reporters it was self evident there was a terror attack within a couple of hours, the president was asked whether it was terror and would not directly answer. >> we are still doing an investigation. there will be different circumstances in different countries. i do not want to speak on anything until we have more information. >> the ping-pong answers coupled with a closed door briefing, the senator called a waste of time is fleeting top republicans to question the white house's credibility. >> i asked specifically how many security personnel were at the conflict. they said we will get back to you on that. >> those questions are white-hot for the president just weeks before the election. a poll this week finding his approval on foreign policy has

dipped to just 49% while disapproval is up to 46%. a "new york times" approval found it at 50% and disapproval only at or be 6%. the president was blunt today at a campaign in virginia. he is keeping americans safe at home and abroad. >> we have to make sure that not only our military, but also our diplomats overseas are protected. >> pedagogue officials claimed u.s. marines were in another part of lidia. then admitted that was not true. state department officials said there were no libyan guards inside the perimeter of the u.s. consulate and had to walk that back. >> you hate to think the president would purposely mislead the american people, but it sure likes it -- it sure looks like it to me. >> any notion that they have misled the american people --

they maintained the only reason it has changed is because new facts have emerged because this is an ongoing investigation. nonetheless, it is clear republicans are using this change an account to continue to challenge the president's credibility. lou: ed, is there any indication that the white house intent and some timeframe i must certainly will not be soon, because we are approaching the second week since the murders of our ambassador and three other americans in benghazi and just the right of rage across the muslim world that he will somehow go before cameras and explain to the american people what is happening with the obama policy, with this government foreign policy and response to all of this over the course of these two weeks. >> this administration has been very scattered and their response to all of this.

blank out exactly what their principles are moving forward could clear this up. i suspect that the next chance we may see something like that would be in the presidential debates where romney has an opportunity to really challenge the president about that arab spring in particular, but foreign policy and security in general. lou: it is surprising in a presidential campaign how eager candidates usually are for a time on national television that they would not seize that opportunity. ed henry, white house chief correspondent. joining me now who serves as our, one of our national security analyst, robert maginnis. great to have you with us. fox news contributor, john

bolton. great to see both of you. let me first turn to the idea that this president is saying that this is a natural reaction. i would like to first get your reaction to these comments. >> the natural protests is outraged over the video. it was used by extremists to see if they could directly harm u.s. interests. lou: your reaction to what he said. let me begin with you, bob. >> we have known that benghazi has been a hot bed of terrorism for a long time. 9/11 and there are plenty of notice is out there. the fact that we had an ambassador in benghazi without a

significant security detail just does not make any sense. certainly given his knowledge o that particular area, this is ludicrous what has happened and, unfortunately, i think it has just put a fire under a lot of other people across the world. lou: are you at all surprised, ambassador, that the president would say this is a natural response to this movie that he understands that natural response? >> no. that is his view of the arab world. he told us his and his june 2009 speech in cairo that the middle east and muslim world have been the victims of the west. victims of colonialism. victims in the cold war. victims and the world of terror. now he will come in and changed everything. no more war on terror. no more assertive u.s. president and that should change the relationship of the muslim world

to the united states. i guess that has not worked. he has not gotten over that yet. it shows when you had that distorted view of the world why it is impossible to formulate policies that effectively protect american interests or even american diplomats. lou: the president was rather condescending when talking with the anchors at the town hall meeting as he explained the balance of the checks and balances of american government. where is congress, where is the oversight here, bob, when it comes to foreign policy and what is transpiring and, for that matter, where is governor romney? >> we certainly would like to hear a strong rebuttal to this. yesterday the senate committee heard from the fbi director and the director of counterintelligence,

counterterrorism. they both basically said this problem is getting much worse than it has in the past. international terrorism and even home grown terrorism. the president ever from the very beginning is crumbling before our very eyes. i would hope that mr. romney would see this as an opportunity to come out very strongly and say, look, look at what has happened in egypt, libya, syria, iran, of course, is taking over iraq. you are having problems and saudia arabia, pakistan, afghanistan seems to be going in the wrong direction. there is not a place in that entire area where we can call terribly friendly at this point and quite frankly could explode. lou: there are a host of questions, obviously, that pertain to the days we are living through here. ambassador, very quickly, the idea that the hundred governor romney has not responded with great sharp focus, he is

disappointing to many. there seems to as well be, as i brought up, with ed henry at the white house, not only has our president not addressed our american people, the man who wants his job is not taking on this issue with any kind of vigor or vitality. >> he came out very quickly after that ridiculous statement by our embassy in cairo on september the 11th, governor romney did. he was criticized not only by the democrats, but by everyone. lou: you are not saying that he is some how now constrained because he is so sensitive. surely he understands the obligation here. >> the national media is not covering this story effectively. although political consultants say stay away from poor policy. this is a huge mistake for the entire republican party, frankly. lou: we thank you very much. as always, great to have you

with us, ambassador. we will come right back with more on what is happening in the muslim world. governor romney releases his tax returns. those returns proved that governor and mrs. romney are generous and it does prove they are wealthy. that is a good thing in america, that is a good thing in america, right quick snack. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro.

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♪ lou: the biggest tax hike in american history looms. can we avoid the so-called fiscal cliff disaster? the former cbo director, douglas holtz-eakin joins us here later. and we will have much more on the deathly and that american violence and demonstrations in pakistan and across the muslim world. on wall street today, stocks capping off what was a slow week. the dow finished down 17. all three indexes, however, down on the week. apple stock up three tenths of a percent. tons of people lining up at stores around the world to buy the iphone5.

flushing it forecast for this year and the next. unemployment rate rose -- meanwhile, crude oil prices changing. gold hit a new high for this year on speculation that spain is moving closer to requesting a bailout. gold ended up almost eight dollars. a report on the debt crisis in greece is being held up by the european commission. this is until after the presidential election. the eu apparently sensitive to an obama administration request to delay any badness until after november 6 which happens to be the date of our election. seems to be a theme for this

year and this white house. just wait until after the election. defense contractors urged to send out pink slips to their employees who will be laid off because of sequestration. they ask if they wait until after the election to the credit of those corporations. the prime minister of israel urged to hold any steps taken against iran until after the election. the tepid response to the administration of that al qaeda attack and the murder of four americans in benghazi on the anniversary of september 11. do not do this before election day? what about the fiscal cliff but expect congress has already left town. looks like we will have to wait until after the election.

joining us now is douglas holtz-eakin, the president of the american action form. doug about good to have you with us. >> thank you. lou: the idea that the european union would accommodate a president politically, by differing a policy and decision and action to support his candidacy, that is absolutely breathtaking. >> it is breathtaking. it is easily understood. i just cannot tell you until after the election. lou: [laughter] i appreciate that. here we accommodate no other timetable or agenda. >> it is actually quite remarkable. your list left off will makings under the dodd-frank reform. it left off will makings under the health care reform,

obamacare. it left off world makings by the epa. then we have the fiscal cliff. the administration -- lou: including the fiscal cliff. >> absolutely. it is phenomenal the degree to which this administration has on its own. the willing partnership of international fund and -- lou: what about the complicity of the united states congress? i know they have this sense of well-being and comfort because they have a 13% approval rating, but how dare the republican leadership not take action on this critical, critical issue? >> they have in fact passed legislation that would extend the current tax rates, fast-track regulations, they have in fact --

[ talking over each other ] lou: when you say to me that they will do tax reform, it just falls off the lips so easily. the idea that this congress, democrats and republicans alike, with their incapacity for detail and comprehension of the choices , the public policy choices they are making, it rains me to death to think they would touch the u.s. tax code. >> the good news for you is it would be the next congress. a 15% approval rating. i think that the reality is this, everybody is pushing things until after the election. after the election, we will have this conversation. at that point, i believe deeply that the international rating agencies will say enough action on the debt, action on the entitlements, we cannot take

another downgrade. lou: the problem with that or the downgrade, the two principal rating agencies and the third, should they do that but expect we know that we will see a rally in treasury. the most intimidating prospect. douglas holtz-eakin, we always appreciate you being here. come back soon. up next, governor romney releases his income taxes for the past two decades. we are talking about romney and the liberal media. could it come back to perhaps create a problem at the polls? ed klein joins us about that and ed klein joins us about that and much more in just moments.

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♪ lou: given romney answering critics today to claimed he did not pay any income taxes. you know, senator harry reid has to be very upset. governor romney releasing his 2011 income tax returns with tax rates he paid over the past two decades as well. we have the report. >> after months of pressure mitt romney released his 2011 tax returns on a friday afternoon. documents showed that gross adjusted income totaled $13 million for the year. they paid almost 2 million for its effective tax rate of 14%. amounted to one-third of their income but on the klan direction

of two and five. never less than 13% taking deductions for half of his charitable the -- donations. appositive a president obama released his tax return in april showing an adjusted gross income of 163,000 taxes. also released by the romney campaign today a notarized letter from the text prepared showing from 1990 his average tax rate was 22%. both also released medical records indicating they are in excellent health, all on a day in which the battle escalated in nevada where polls are virtually tied. a 1-2 punch for saying 14 years ago he believed in redistribution and yesterday the most import lesson he learned is you cannot change washington from the inside. >> prison and obama rays of the white flag of surrender again yesterday saying you cannot change washington from the inside.

you have to do it from the outside. we will give him that chance. last summer around his campaign slogan was as we can. amber is changing to know he can't. >> charged with breaking his promise, he used often says the best defense. >> for some reason my opponent got really excited. he has rewrote his speech. he stood up in a rally and proudly declared compiled get the job done from the inside. >> he ripped romney for saying people who don't pay income taxes considering themselves victims. i don't see a lot of victims. >> romney running mate address the convention and got booze as the reported retirees. >> your right to worry the years of it teeseven to promises that both political parties are threatening the security of your

golden years. >> he ripped into obamacare, first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obamacare. it represents the worst of both worlds. less health for the wealthy. >> the president addressed the convention by satellite feed. >> consequently from what you might hurt obamacare strengthened health care. >> he raised more than romney. he has more cash on hand, 88 million. tens of millions more. capping an already jam packed

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lou: tens of thousands of pakistan these turning a so-called the 11 to a violent, bloody, deadly mess. the "a-team" will be here to react. for more on that anti-american demonstration across much of the world the obama administration middle east policy and presidential election 46 days away. we are joined by other of the new york times best-seller, the

amateur. i have to ask you, or will you be this weekend? >> number two. lou: all right. let's start with, this is an implosion of the obama policy, at least with the muslim world the, the middle east, and northern africa and south asia. why no direct response from the republican candidate? y no direct response from the president? >> amid all along has been the barack obama is a better foreign policy president than the domestic president, which is not saying very much. lou: where is governor romney? >> he is nowhere, talking about the economy, not talk about what is happening in the middle east. he is not engaging in what is hot.

lou: we have not heard, and i understand, as we were discussing earlier the a la the idea that it was so roundly criticized, governor romney must surely understand by now he is going to be criticized no matter what he does. the liberal national media is no longer comparison with the obama administration. they are its accomplice. >> and, you know, i cannot imagine why would be in any way constraining. >> my sources in jerusalem, washington, the chicago campaign headquarters of barack obama. and what i learned is that the trust between barack, and benjamin netanyahu has hit the lowest point ever. then neither does not believe that obama has is rails back when it comes to ron.

obama and his people believed that netanyahu is grossly and in the words i have heard from my sources in chicago, grossly interfering in american domestic politics by siding with mitt romney. lou: siding with, appearing in a bad, certainly a news photograph, and it was not the specifically for that, but there is some evidence to the prime minister's performance. >> the prime minister asks for a meeting. and what does the chicago group think? is it to themselves, when the second. he's asking for a meeting with barack obama, but what he really wants is for us to say, okay, we'll meet with you, giving him an excuse than to meet with mitt romney, which they don't want to see. >> let's turn to what is happening politically right now. obama, his campaign, organizations, taking governor

romney and his campaign details right now, the influence, and virginia, an ohio, he has the lead. the latest fox news poll. president obama has given a greater credit by those for being able to deal with the economy which has been in the purview of governor romney. this is turning badly for governor romney at this stage and 46 days out. still early. i grant you. it is profound. >> what you have here are two men, one, obama maybe not a good president, maybe a lousy president, what a fantastic campaigner, entertainer, performer, and then you have mitt romney who is a campaigning , saudi, mushy, lack of focus. lou: can he turn it around? >> i don't think without a big shake-up. i think he would need a shake-up at highest levels of the campaign.

he would need to bring in some wise heads to run the campaign. lou: the republican party. the republican in washington. mitch mcconnell. why isn't there one voice for the nominee? an extraordinary and pitiful performance to this point when it comes to party unity supporting the canada. always good to have you. >> her to be your. lou: thank you. the obama campaign has supporters pledging allegiance to president obama. the governor of texas is responding with a pledge of is on. you don't want to miss it. coming up next, week economist joins us. committee member, former reagan economist. we are coming right back. copd makes it hard to breathe,

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lou: the conservative advocacy group alleged freedom marine airing the hard-hitting new ad in swing states blasting president obama for his support of the muslim brotherhood. >> president obama, you invited the muslim brotherhood to the white house? legitimizing the group that wants to undermine america and destroy israel. ♪ you sent to them when a half billion of our taxpayer dollars. why, mr. president? why? lou: that at trying to connect the president to the muslim brotherhood was originally to air next month, but that group pushed the date up after the terrorist attack in libya. the group says the obama administration's handling of the attack and its aftermath shows the president is kowtowing to our enemies instead of confronting them. we showed you yesterday the obama campaign asking reporters

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♪ lou: joining us now, the "a-team," former special assistant said president george w. bush, former freedom watch president, bush staffer, fortune magazine washington columnist. good to have you all with us. let's start with first the idea that this anti american rage that is erupting across the muslim world, why is there no response by this president? why is there no nothing expressed by governor romney? >> well, this is part of the obama strategy of distort, distract, and divide. the fact that the president did not take a strong stand when everyone knew what they saw clear, concise statement by the president, outrage is that apology. romney is being handed a test of foreign policy. is he going to be allowed to rise to the occasion and push back against the president and his light to this country?

this staff has lied to the country. are you an ambassador? yes, and enough water to push back against his administration a very, very hard and he is missing the opportunity. lou: i would things have been different if george bush had been president? this president inherited much. he sure did not inherit his media coverage. >> for having served with him, the first thing is the invite the president to lead intelligence briefings every day. he led the date of four or after. secondly, he recognized that we were at war with radical islam, and he did everything that he could to keep the country not only here safe but also our personnel overseas. would he have done differently? taken this as an act of war and totally gone to our allies and said this is ridiculous, this is repugnant, offensive, and the

united states will not settle for a sovereign attack and are saurel overseas. lou: so far they have. this is not a big deal with the voters because president obama still persists in his need. he is, in fact, in florida, ohio, and virginia now in the lead in those states. the governors are republican. obama, the latest fox business poll has given a greater credit by the citizens of those three states for his ability they handle the economy that governor romney. it is a significant lead that is being built here by the president and those three important federal swing states. what do you make of it? >> i think we have several weeks to go and the debates coming up which will clearly be a key. all of this comes down to a question of leaders. particularly the middle east.

our real leader, george bush called have gone and not called this a natural protest. he would have not only defended the ability, the right of free speech and a free and democratic society, he would have explained it, perhaps pointed to the fact that we need things like broadway plays that are -- that make fun of the mormon religion and the book of mormon and we don't have protests. we need somebody up there explaining. lou: it's pretty clear that it is fine if the president of the united states attacks mormon isn't, not so clear if the governor were to go after muslims or whenever that it would be appropriate at all as far as this national media. the national media has joined. >> there is no question about it. >> that is the other thing. very complex set into inflating these events in the middle east. libya, from the get go, clear that was a terrorist attack in

the administration kept insisting it had something to do with the video when, in fact, the fact on the ground did not support that. the media has completed the libyan attack. lou: let's be really clear, if i may. the national liberal media again is no longer implicit. they are accomplices with this administration in and, i think, one of the most egregious to services to the public knowledge about our government and its policies that in my lifetime -- >> the pakistani government give them a day of rage to protest. the billions of dollars of a that we have given, do you think of their respective obama they would have had the idea to do that? lou: if we don't understand that the pakistan the loyalties are at best complex, i don't plan

the metal. we are the damn fools. by the way, we have been under the last two presidents, not just one. >> playing is for a chump. they have been taking money, and implicit in this killing terrorists, and the list goes on. >> they give our helicopter to the chinese. lou: we were the idiots who lost a helicopter. we were the idiots, this brave operation to sit there and watch the helicopter be dismantled and turned over to the chinese. i think it's an insult to the men who carried out that courageous mission. it's just -- it's just, this is beyond explanation. it is also beyond. lou: can i go back. lou: glad to my quickly. >> going back to the polls. you know, the media. you look at, if this was a republican president and these events were happening in the middle east, you would have seen

a pounding day after day after day. again, the media is really giving him a free ride on it. lou: here is the urgent reality for governor romney and republicans if they really want to take the white house, they have to come out of the messes that the candidate has to find enthusiasm, great ways in which to connect with the middle-class and understand that operating or be interpreted as operating will be an agent for big business. cut the nonsense. yet after. >> be very policies pacific. not putting out too many details we need to a explain why it's important for the american people to replace him. lou: thank you for being with us. appreciated. up next, one viewer says as far as movies go a low-budget youtube clip is the least of this president's concerns. we'll have that for you and more next. ♪

lou: john e-mail me to say, if all this millie's turmoil is due to this crazy youtube video like the obama administration claims, will happen when obama is killing the movie is released? if he is reelected h